Cowboys could make roster move

IRVING – With tight end Jason Witten and cornerback Mike Jenkins suffering injuries in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game at Houston in doubt, the Cowboys could bring up a player from the practice squad.

Witten slammed his head into the turf in the fourth quarter. After moving to the sideline, he argued with the medical staff to let him back into the game, but they refused.

If Witten can’t play, that leaves only one healthy tight end on the active roster: Martellus Bennett.

The Cowboys have two tight ends on the practice squad: Martin Rucker and Scott Chandler.

Jenkins hurt his knee while fighting off a block and is scheduled to undergo an MRI today. If he can’t play, Orlando Scandrick would start at corner opposite Terence Newman. The depth at corner is paper thin. Rookie Akwasi Owusu-Ansah is in the mix, but the Cowboys would probably use safety Alan Ball at corner if Scandrick were to go down.

“I’m not so sure,” owner Jerry Jones said when asked after the game if he would make a move. “We’ll sit down and look at it. I don’t know about the tight end thing. I don’t have that information and if we need to make a roster move there and I don’t know if we need to make a move at corner yet.”

Wade Phillips will address the injury situation during his 3 p.m. media briefing.